It's not nice to take someone else's work.....

Why is there a copyright notice on all our websites, even those which
include information gleaned from public domain??

Well, designing and editing web sites takes a lot of time. Hunting
down and transcribing data from a variety of public domain sources also
takes time, money and hours of labor.

With this in mind, all information presentation, web site design
and personal transcriptions are off limits for use by commercial entities
or other groups who may be tempted to "borrow" our work without asking
first.

Moving it to another server is NOT ok, nor is publishing it for profit
either online or in hard copy.

Linking to our sites is acceptable if you
link to the main page of the site and not directly to an internal
page. This is for YOUR benefit as pages within the site get moved
around and you may suddenly find yourself with a dead link if you bypass
the main page of the site.

Information on any "Rootbound Genealogy" page is free for use by
individual researchers who may make one copy for their personal use. Any
other usage requires written permission.

Why
is this necessary??

Recently on the internet there have been thefts of large numbers
of files from genealogy pages and archives by individuals who have placed
these files, altered or unaltered, online as part of their personal or
business sites without the consent of the original transcribers and authors.
This is NOT acceptable and is in fact ILLEGAL. We provide information from
Rootbound Genealogy to assist individuals and (with permission) printing
in not for profit Genealogical Society publications, not for someone else's
archives or commercial schemes.

If you have any questions about our materials, please contact
us via email at Rootbound Genealogy

Susie Martin-RottRootbound Genealogy

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